This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to update how it handles type certification for aircraft and engines to support new technologies, including advanced air mobility. Key actions and deadlines in the bill include: publishing a public plan within 180 days to improve the FAA issue paper process, consider using industry consensus standards, create more stable policy, and consider performance-based standards; updating FAA order 8110.112A within 270 days to set expected timelines for major certification milestones and responses; publishing updated delegation guidance within 90 days that explains when the FAA can delegate certification tasks and how to classify routine versus safety-critical findings; and consulting with industry groups, infrastructure providers, and FAA employee representatives. The bill also requires reports to Congress on implementation and performance, includes a sense of Congress supporting U.S. leadership in advanced air mobility, and says the timelines do not create new legal rights or allow judicial review.
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Supporters in the bill say the updates will help innovation, provide clearer and more predictable certification processes, encourage the use of consensus and performance-based standards, and help the United States lead in developing and deploying new aviation technologies.
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